Kids can launch into a 2-player dinosaur duel with these two battling Rexes. Their plastic base features an electronic scoring screen. Sound effects add to the grisly battle. This 8”H x 16.5”D requires 3 AAA batteries, which aren’t included, and instructions, which are.

This compact kid-sized telescope features two eyepieces, a diagonal mirror and a 2X Barlow glass lens that magnifies from 18X to 180X. It also comes with an aluminum tabletop tripod and instructions. Kids can use this durable scope to peer at land- or sky-based objects. Launch date: 2005.

It’s dolphin o’clock. How can one tell? The National Geographic Animal Sounds Wall Clock blares out an appropriate animal sound that corresponds to the animal of the hour. Starting with 12:00 lion and progressing to 11:00 wolf, this hanging timepiece features 12 different sounds (one on each hour) from the mammal kingdom, ranging from the endangered Bengal Tiger to the American Bison. Each clock is accompanied by an educational booklet that provides detailed information about each animal featured, and is designed to educate children or facilitate interaction between parent and child. The Animal Sounds Wall Clock was launched in 2005.

Covering everything from unexpected triumphs to the simply unexpected, this is a comprehensive and completely enjoyable look at a winter institution and international pastime. This 96-page book includes spectacular photo galleries in addition to wonderful images throughout, a map of Winter Olympics sites, and a complete back matter Winter Olympics Almanac, with quick reference information on each Olympiad.

Fresh off the surprising box office success of the documentary, "March of the Penguins" will soon be landing on shelves in the form of a children´s book. Illustrations and photographs taken by the film´s director will keep kids enthralled, and the story will amaze and inspire them as they follow the penguins on their months-long journey to procreate.

In this unusual, educational book, fifty different librarians from 50 different states across the country describe why their state chose to join the union that today makes up The United States of America. Written by Adrienne Yorkinks, the book includes the explanations against a background of a quilted impression of that state, as crafted by the author.